Famous People from Washington

• Alexie, Sherman (Spokane)

  The author of 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian'

• Allen, Paul (Mercer Island)

  The co-founder (with Bill Gates) of Microsoft

• Barker, Bob (Darrington)

  The host of TV's The Price Is Right, 1972-2007

• Beck, Glenn (Everett)

  Tearful, conservative talk show host on Fox News (2009-11)

• Brautigan, Richard (Tacoma)

  Author of Trout Fishing in America

• Burke, Billy (Bellingham)

  Bella Swan's cop father in the Twilight movies

• Carlile, Brandi

  The singer who did 'By the Way, I Forgive You'

• Caviezel, Jim (Mt. Vernon)

  Star of 2004's The Passion of the Christ

• Channing, Carol (Seattle)

  The long-running star of Hello, Dolly!

• Christensen, Erika (Seattle)

  The druggie daughter in Traffic

• Cobain, Kurt (Aberdeen)

  Lead singer of the group Nirvana

• Crosby, Bing (Tacoma)

  The singer of "White Christmas"

• Day, Andra (Edmonds)

  The singer of "Rise Up" who played Billie Holiday in 2020

• Ehrlichman, John (Tacoma)

  Nixon aide convicted in the Watergate scandal

• Gates, Bill (Seattle)

  Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation

• Hendrix, Jimi (Seattle)

  Performer of "Purple Haze"

• Herbert, Frank (Tacoma)

  Author of the novel Dune

• Jennings, Ken (Edmonds)

  The man who won 74 straight times on Jeopardy! and then became its host

• Jones, Chuck (Spokane)

  Animated director of Bugs Bunny

• Ketcham, Hank (Seattle)

  Creator of Dennis the Menace

• Kinison, Sam (Yakima)

  Screaming, round comic who recorded Loud As Hell

• Knox, Amanda (Seattle)

  The Italian murder suspect known as "Foxy Knoxy"

• Macklemore (Seattle)

  The rapper who did "Thrift Shop" and "Same Love"

• MacLachlan, Kyle (Yakima)

  FBI Agent Dale Cooper on TV's Twin Peaks

• Ohno, Apollo Anton (Seattle)

  The gold-medal speedskater who won "Dancing With the Stars"

• Reinking, Ann (Seattle)

  Fosse-influenced choreographer and star of Chicago

• Rowe, Debbie

  The mother of Michael Jackson's first two children

• Solo, Hope (Richland)

  The goalie for the winning U.S. Women's Soccer Team in the 2015 World Cup

• Swank, Hilary (Bellingham)

  Star of Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby

• West, Adam (Walla Walla)

  TV's Batman, 1966-68

• Yamasaki, Minoru (Seattle)

  Designer of Manhattan's World Trade Center

See also: Index of all US States